FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Darcy Hirsh, National Council of Jewish Women, dhirsh@ncjw.org With the Supreme Court’s decision in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP allowing South Carolina to adopt a racially gerrymandered map, National Council of Jewish Women Government Relations and Advocacy Director Darcy Hirsh issued the following statement. “The Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Darcy Hirsh, National Council of Jewish Women, dhirsh@ncjw.org NCJW Leads Broad Coalition of 61 National Jewish Organizations Urging Swift Congressional Action on Countering Antisemitism Act Bipartisan Bill is the Most Far-Reaching Initiative to Counter Antisemitism Ever Introduced in Congress WASHINGTON – Today, NCJW led a broad coalition of 61 national Jewish organizations sent a letter to House Speaker …

WASHINGTON — With the Senate confirmation of Nicole Berner to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement: “A nominee like Nicole Berner comes along once in a lifetime. She is a historic nominee for the Fourth Circuit as the first LGBTQ, Israeli-American, and labor lawyer …

PRESS CONTACT: Jody Rabhan, National Council of Jewish Women jrabhan@ncjw.org   NCJW Hails Long-Awaited Over-the-Counter Birth Control WASHINGTON — National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) applauds the release of the first over-the-counter birth control, Opill, now accessible to millions of people. NCJW CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement: “National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is proud that our long-standing advocacy …

NCJW Supports Adeel Mangi to Third Circuit Court; Rejects Baseless Attacks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Jody Rabhan, jrabhan@ncjw.org WASHINGTON — National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement in response to baseless attacks on Adeel Mangi, who if confirmed would be the first Muslim American judge on our circuit courts: “National Council of Jewish Women …

NCJW Calls Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF Ruling an Affront to Religious Freedom Court Decision Weaponizes Religion to Take Away Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Jake Green, jgreen@ncjw.org WASHINGTON — National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement in response to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declared frozen embryos to be children and that the …

National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz spoke at Wednesday, February 14’s congressional roundtable hosted by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) to examine and raise awareness of this sexual and gender-based violence, and the violence since then against the hostages in Hamas captivity. We’ve shared the video and full transcript of her remarks below. We are here today to …

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: February 12, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Jake Green, National Council of Jewish Women, jgreen@ncjw.org National Council of Jewish Women to Participate in Roundtable Spotlighting Hamas’ Gender-based Violence Against Israeli Women with Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Second Gentleman Emhoff, Ambassador Herzog, Ambassador Lipstadt **FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Wednesday Feb. 14th** WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Feb. 14th, National Council of Jewish Women …

Dear Senators, The following Jewish organizations representing more than a million people across the country write in strong support of Adeel A. Mangi to the United States Court of Appeals to the Third Circuit. Born in Pakistan, Mr. Mangi received law degrees from both the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and Harvard. Mr. Mangi received his LL.M. from …